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Definition of Reed bunting
1. Noun. European bunting inhabiting marshy areas.
Generic synonyms: Bunting
Group relationships: Emberiza, Genus Emberiza
Definition of Reed bunting
1. Noun. A passerine bird, ''Emberiza schoeniclus'', sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reed Bunting
Literary usage of Reed bunting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth, and Animated Natureby Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving by Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving (1854)
"The " reed-bunting." It has a sweet blended note. It carols on the topmost sprig
of a hedge. Th^ggs are four o,r five, streaked with dark-redish purple. ..."
2. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"reed bunting (Essex). Reed pheasant, or simply, pheasant (Norfolk). Lesser,
butcher bird. Family PARID.E. TITMICE. Titmouse is compounded of Tit = small, ..."
3. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1846)
"ANOTHER member of this very handsome family is the reed bunting, which, ...
In the southern parts of England, we have no doubt that the reed bunting is ..."
4. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1849)
"THE reed-bunting is one of those birds, which, though not rare, ... In different
parts of Ireland, the reed-bunting has the undue reputation of being a ..."
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